ASAP bc the carnage is⬆️💔:
A modest but growing chance of turning catastrophe into opp. Pres Biden’s admin is working hard to bring it about, with senior figures shuttling b/w DC, European & ME capitals.
Aim: secure a long humanitarian pause in the fighting, lasting a month or two, that allows for the exchange of IL hostages & PA prisoners. A parallel & more ambitious objective is to turn that pause into a perm. ceasefire & secure a regional peace deal🕊️. #IsraelHamasWar https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/02/01/americas-shuttle-diplomacy-to-wind-down-the-war-in-gaza?utm_source=dailybrief&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyBrief2024Feb7&utm_term=DailyNewsBrief